Red breasted merganser dive

[Grace Scalzo]

Had a little fun on a jetty today with these mergies as they dove.

1/2500, f 5.6, iso800
1dx, 600f4+ 1.4tc+ gitzo tripod

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Ha! I'm enjoying this one a lot, Grace. Your comp is interesting and my favorite part is the visible submerged bill.

[David Salem]

How cool Grace. I thought when I saw the thumbnail that it would be a shot of the duck with the bill just touching the water. The obvious neat thing about this capture is that we can see the head under the water. The frozen wake of water at the head looks cool and the feet poised for the dive is great. Solid techs Grace, and a real fun shot to look at.

[keith mitchell]

Grace I agree with the above comments ,it's different and all the better for it,like it a lot.

Keith.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular action captured with beautiful colors, water flash, visible beak under the water and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Karl Egressy]

Cool capture, Grace. Well done.

[Iain Barker]

Hi Grace
This shot seem to work because the head can be seen in the water and I really like it.
I am a little unsure about all the space behind the bird. Did you leave it because you wanted the bird where it is or to keep the IQ high?

Iain

[Grace Scalzo]

Thank you everyone. Iain, to answer your question, I left the space for both compositional purposes and I like the sense of where the bird has been...you can see the wake trail in the water, I thought it added to the sense of motion. I also like to compose in unexpected ways. Sometimes things work and sometimes they don't :)

[Iain Barker]

Thanks Grace. I think you composition works and I am just questioning it for my own learning. Thanks for the explanation.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Grace, quite a neat diving pose, reminds me of a swimmer leaving the blocks. The visible beak makes the image work.

I fixed your title ( you had 'breasred' - I assume you meant breasted as corrected. )

[Diane Miller]

Great shot and very cool that you caught the feet out of the water! I've never noticed that with the birds I've seen dive.

[Holger Leyrer]

Perfect timing. Love the pose and composition. Wonderful colors and environment. Well done.

[gail bisson]

This one made me smile.
Agree the underwater bill and head make the shot! The flying feet are fun as well.
I like your comp but can also see one with the bird further back to the right in the frame,
Gail